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to traverse
01
to move across or through in a specified direction
Transitive: to traverse a place
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
traverse
3rd person singular
traverses
Present participle
traversing
Past simple
traversed
Past participle
traversed
Examples
To reach the remote village, they had to traverse dense forests and cross several rivers on their expedition.
02
to formally reject or oppose a specific claim or allegation made by the opposing party in legal proceedings
Transitive: to traverse a claim or allegation
Examples
In a criminal case, the defendant may traverse specific charges by formally denying the accusations made against them.
Traverse
01
taking a zigzag path on skis
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
traverses
02
travel across
03
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
04
a crossbeam or horizontal member that is used to support or reinforce a structure, such as a roof or floor
